Myths of Creation

In Mesopotamian mythology, Tiamat was a primordial goddess who personified the sea. After she was defeated by the god Marduk, her body was used to create the world.

Ra was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, creation, and order. He was believed to have created the world from chaos.

Tepeu and Gucumatz were the two creator gods of the Maya. They created the world from a sea of primordial water.

The Theogony is a poem by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. It tells the story of the creation of the world and the gods.

Pangu was the first being in Chinese mythology. He separated the sky from the earth and created the world.

The Völuspá is a poem from the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems. It tells the story of the creation of the world and the end of the world.

Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec god of creation, wind, and knowledge. He was believed to have created the world from the remains of a previous world.

Viracocha was the creator god of the Inca. He was believed to have created the world and the first humans.

Rangi and Papa were the sky father and earth mother in Maori mythology. They were the parents of the gods and the first humans.

The Dreamtime is the Aboriginal creation myth. It tells the story of how the world was created and how the Aboriginal people came to be.

Spider Woman is the creator goddess of the Navajo. She created the world and the first humans.

The Emergence Myth is the Hopi creation myth. It tells the story of how the Hopi people emerged from the underworld into the present world.

Awonawilona is the creator god of the Zuni. He created the world and the first humans.

The Water Beetle is the Cherokee creation myth. It tells the story of how the world was created from a drop of water.

Sky Woman is the creator goddess of the Iroquois. She fell from the sky and created the world and the first humans.